Language Revitalisation in Gaelic Scotland: Linguistic Practice and Ideology

by Stuart Dunmore

Book Overview

Situated within the interrelated disciplines of sociolinguistics and sociology of language, this book explores the language use and attitudinal perceptions of a sample of 130 adults who received Gaelic-medium education (GME) at primary school, during the first years of that system's availability in Scotland. As the first students to have attended GME are now in their late 20s and 30s, this volume offers a timely examination of the long-term outcomes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474443141
• ISBN13: 9781474443142
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"